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Infinite Dreams and Limited Time

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

A thousand voices Maybe more Call out within my mind Praying for life And tempting me with dreams A multitude of rabbit holes That merge Into a maze of adventures * I wish to follow Grant every dream some flesh … Continue reading →

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Revenge is Sweet and A Little Overdone

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Pride and body Have been maimed and marred Only one path remains To make life worth living Revenge * Plotting every hour Barely breaking for sleep Notes written on shower curtains In the finest of soaps Used only for vengeance … Continue reading →

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End of Break

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

I thought I had a scheduled post. Seems I didn’t or it vanished on me. Wish I knew what I imagined it was. Pretty busy today, so I’m just going haiku it. An end to the break Sixteen days of … Continue reading →

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Women in the Lead

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

Women in the driver’s seat Bathed in the spotlight For more than romance Or to be a victim And nothing more than that * They fight like a hero Make mistakes like humans And get up when they fall Because … Continue reading →

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Life of the Author (A Shakespearean Sonnet)

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

To be honest, this is my first attempt at a Sonnet.  Learned about them in college and it was a project in ELA last year.  I helped my student with this, but I never took it by the reins myself.  … Continue reading →

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Character Acrostics: More Poem Fun

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

Basically, every letter that starts the line is going to be part of a word.  That word will be a character associated with each series.  Think I’m going to do 4 or 5 here, but two of them will be … Continue reading →

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Path of Heroes Sestina

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

(A sestina is a 7 stanza poem. The first 6 stanzas have 6 lines where the final word of each line is used in each position once.  It ends with a 3 line stanza with two of the words in … Continue reading →

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